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Senate panel to debate guns

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on gun violence against women.

On Wednesday, the Senate panel will discuss legislation aimed at protect victims of domestic violence against gun violence at a hearing titled, “VAWA Next Steps: Protecting Women from Gun Violence.”

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Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) has introduced a bill that would take guns away from domestic abusers with temporary restraining orders against them. The bill would also prevent them from buying a gun while the temporary restraining order is in place.

Currently, domestic abusers are only prohibited from buying guns if there is a permanent restraining order out against them.